September 3rd, 2010
Unleashing your creativitiy is one way to bring your spirit to work. Walt Disney said “if you can dream it, you can do it. Yeats said “tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” What are your dreams? What do you do to encourage your dreams? Here’s some ideas:
1. Envision a BIG, stretch goal for yourself. Have faith in yourself and what you can do.
2. Ask a male colleague or friend for input. Men tend to see themselves in more competitive roles; women see themselves in more nurturing roles. So ask one of the men to give you input to your goal.
3. Determine the steps you need to take to reach the goal. The president of my college says “Yard by yard, it’s hard. Inch by inch, it’s a cinch”. Lay out the entire project but begin with one action and activity at a time - make it part of your life.
4. See, feel, think, and speak about what it will be like when you achieve your goal. Live it!
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June 28th, 2010
I know it’s been ages since I last blogged here. So much has happened…my book is finally published and it is beautiful. The typesetting and cover art are phenomenal. Sue at justyourtype.biz created a beautifully elegant typset for the manuscript. And Sr. Ann Therese Kelly created and designed the cover art. The cover is joyous, creative, and magnetic. I cannot thank Sue and Sr. Ann enough for the work they did to get me to this part of my book journey. Click on this link to see the cover .
Have you ever focused on a major project and when it was completed asked youself “Now what’? That’s what I’m reflecting upon this week. Now what? Of course, in the next stage of my book, marketing will be a major focus of my time. However, I’m already thinking about the next book. I have some ideas that I’ll be journalling about over the summer and hoping to share here with you on this blog.
Here’s some questions for you to consider if you are in the “Now what” stage of a project:
What have I been working on, thinking about, writing about lately in my personal, family, and professsional life?
Is there something that’s calling to me?
Is there something that I’ve been putting off?
What’s the one action I can take today that moves me toward what’s next?
Til next time,
Dr. M.
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